Students in the Program

horror studies; rhetorics of mental health conditions and distress; and writing, literature, and feminist pedagogies

Sheri Rain has been a part of the GMU English Department from 2006-2012 and 2014-present. Her roles have ranged from teaching assistant, adjunct professor, and term assistant professor. Since 2017, she has been a full-time faculty member. She has taught a range of writing and literature courses, including English 202 with themes focused on horror studies as well as English 302 with a special interest in advanced composition courses for social sciences and multidisciplinary studies. 

She holds an MFA degree in Creative Writing and is currently working on a PhD in Writing and Rhetoric.

Her research interests include horror studies; rhetorics of mental health conditions and distress; and writing, literature, and feminist pedagogies.

She has presented papers at the Film and History Conference, the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA/IAFA), the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE), the Chesapeake American Studies Association Conference, among others. She also is a part of research group whose current project is Student Perceptions of Learning Experiences in Hybrid Writing Courses which has reported on its grant-funded project at the last few College Composition and Communication Conferences (CCCC).

Besides her role at Mason, she has worked in various associations, non-profits, and schools in production, management, and teaching.